Comparison

Cubby vs Box

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cubby

Organize your open browser tabs and bookmarks with AI-powered filing. Automatically generates titles, tags, and smart groups for related content, making it easy to find what you need. Offers a clean interface designed for focus and personalization options.

Highlights
  • AI-powered tab filing
  • Automatic title generation
  • Smart grouping of related saves
  • Search across titles, tags, and content
  • Clean interface for focus
  • Save from any browser via share sheet
  • Personalize with pinned favorites and edits
Features
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“It's like Marie Kondo for your tabs” Cubby is your new calm home for the tabs you want to come back to. Send tabs from any browser and Cubby's AI reads the page, writes a clean title, tags it, and groups it with related saves so your tabs stop piling up and start making sense. • Save from anywhere, use the share sheet in Safari, Chrome, or any app to send links straight to Cubby. • AI that does the filing, automatic titles, tags, and smart groups, so you never stare at a messy list again. • Find it fast, search across titles, tags, and page content to resurface anything in seconds. • Built for focus, a clean, quiet interface and no noise. • Your library, your way: pin favorites, edit titles, and organize on your terms. Stop getting lost in a sea of open tabs. Save it to Cubby and find it the moment you need it. Terms: https://cubbytheapp.com/terms Privacy: https://cubbytheapp.com/privacy

About

Box

Features
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Capture it first. AI sorts it. Don't think. Just drop it in. Notes go to Note. To-dos go to Do. Groceries go to Buy. All on your device. Box is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ■ AI SORT (Apple Intelligence) Everything you add from the input bar or a shortcut is sorted automatically into Notes, To-dos, and your shopping list. ・Groceries are split into separate items in Buy ・Tasks with a date go to Do ・Notes that run several lines go to Note ・Ideas and links stay in Box Not quite right? Send it back to Box with one tap. Turn off AI SORT in the input bar to keep things in Box. Type "Add a project called Garden" to create a project or a Do list. Sorting happens entirely on your device. Nothing you write is sent anywhere. * AI SORT requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence. ■ Box, Note, Do ・Box Save thoughts, links, photos, and files. AI SORT does the sorting. ・Note For anything worth more than a line. Every edit is kept in history, so you can always go back. ・Do Today, List, and Buy are ready from the start. Add the lists you need as you go. Inside the app, Inbox is simply "Box" and ToDo is "Do." It's a tool you reach for every day, so the names stay light. ■ Made for the big screen on Mac Widen the window to see Box, Note, and Do in three columns. ⌘-click to show just the columns you want. ■ What it does ・iPhone, iPad, and Mac (native SwiftUI) ・Private sync over iCloud ・Quick save from the share sheet (iPhone, iPad) ・Quick save from anywhere (Mac / keyboard shortcut) ・Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets ・A focus timer with Live Activity ・Projects, tags, and attachments ・A Trash that keeps items for 30 days ■ Free to start The free version holds up to 10 items across Box, Note, and Do. Every feature is there to try, including AI SORT. Box Pro (one-time purchase) ・Unlimited items ・Change the app icon ・Includes Box Pro features added in the future There is no subscription. Buy it once, and it stays yours. ■ About your data Your data lives only in your own private iCloud. AI SORT runs entirely on your device, too. No account to create. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Purchases are handled by Apple, so the developer never sees your data or payment details.

Screenshots

Cubby4 screens
Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Box at 3 against Cubby's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cubby sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cubby ships an update every 9 days, Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cubby versus Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubbyBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOff FoundryBOX LLC (Japan)

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cubby

Subscriptions2
  • Cubby Club Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Cubby Club Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Box

One-time1
  • Hako Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Cubby free?
Cubby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box free?
Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cubby or Box have ads?
Neither Cubby nor Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cubby or Box?
Cubby ships an update every 9 days, and Box weekly. Most recently, Cubby was updated on October 24, 2026 and Box on October 23, 2026.

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